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A commentary on a tradition concerning the excellence of the Byzantines, on Sūrah 30: 1-4 (fol. 5a) and a list of the virtues of the Ottoman Sultans (fol. 7b). The tradition is quoted from Muslimʼs Ṣaḥīḥ, Fitan: 35-6.
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- Publisher
- 5 Ṣafar 1178 [August 4, 1764]
- People
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- Related Name
- Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 194H
- Language
- Arabic
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Item Summary
A commentary on a tradition concerning the excellence of the Byzantines, on Sūrah 30: 1-4 (fol. 5a) and a list of the virtues of the Ottoman Sultans (fol. 7b). The tradition is quoted from Muslimʼs Ṣaḥīḥ, Fitan: 35-6.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- [Sharḥ ḥadīth fī-faḍl al-Rūm]
- Call Number
- Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 194H
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcn009wc09z
- Publisher
- 5 Ṣafar 1178 [August 4, 1764]
- Language
- Arabic
- Date Created
- 1764
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- 18 leaves : paper ; 216 x 164 (170 x 120) mm. bound to 217 x 165 mm.
- Provenance
- Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1900.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
- References
- Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 611.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Collation: Paper : fol. iii + 18 + iii ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
- Description: Rubricated ; watermarks (animal in medallion, roman-alphabet lettering "G E A" or "G F A" below a bird[?]) ; MS in very good condition.
- Layout: 25 lines per page.
- Ms. codex.
- Origin: According to colophon copied 5 Ṣafar 1178 (fol. 17a).
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Colophon: ورقمتها في 5 صفر سنة ثمان وسبعين وماية والف. احسن الله العواقب فيما مضى وفيما بقي وغفر لکاتبها وناظرها ولمن دعا له بالمغفرة ووالديه ومشايخه ولکافة المسلمين والمسلمات والمومنين والمومنات امين الى يوم الدين والحمد لله رب العالمين. تم
- Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ... حمدا لمن خلق الخلق
- Binding Note
- Modern type III (without flap) binding in green leather. Gold tooled edging. Brown and black marbled paper pastedown and flyleaves. Gold stamped floral edging inside covers and along spine.
- Modern type III (without flap) binding in green leather. Gold tooled edging. Brown and black marbled paper pastedown and flyleaves. Gold stamped floral edging inside covers.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 56
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Princeton’s Holdings of the al-Madani Library
- Manuscripts of the Islamic World
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/6ce2aae3-4a76-4554-aae6-f07b78087e22/manifest